USGS
Map Catalog: Culture and History
USGS
maps that can be used in history teaching and research show the physical
and cultural landscape on historical editions of USGS topographic maps,
the growth of the United States, historical trails and explorers, and
other themes. Click on any of the map titles or images below for more
detail [some images are up to 10MB, some in PDF format, obtain Adobe
Acrobat Reader at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.]. See also our Historic Maps
from the Library of Congress Website!
Native American Lands, Culture, and
Languages
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Indian Land
Areas Judicially Established--This
large, colorful map shows the results of cases before the U.S. Indian Claims
Commission or U.S. Court of Claims in which an American Indian tribe proved its
original tribal occupancy of a tract within the continental United States.
The inset
provides additional details of the Pacific Northwest region. Prepared under the
direction of the Indian Claims Commission as part of it’s final report. Compiled,
edited, and published by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1978. Use this
map to teach and learn about the extent and distribution of Indian
land areas. Map scale is
1:4,000,000 and measures 51"x38".
Product ID Number 101505
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Indian
Land Areas--Federal
Indian reservations, state reservations, federal Indian groups without
reservations, Bureau of Indian Affairs areas and offices, and the interstate
highway system are shown on this map. Rivers and lakes are clearly illustrated.
Inset shows Alaska. Compiled from the Handbook of North American Indians
in cooperation with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Use this map to
teach and learn about the extent and distribution of Indian Land
Areas in relationship to the cultural and physical geography of the
USA. Map scale is 1:5,000,000
and measures 26"x42".
Product ID Number 101502
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Indian
Lands in the United States--Colorful
Shaded Relief map of the conterminous 48 states showing 1998 American Indian
Geographic Entities. American Indian Reservations (AIR’S) are legal entities
having boundaries established by treaty, statute, and/or executive or court order.
Tribal Designated Statistical Areas (TDSA’S) are geographic areas delineated for
1990 census data tabulation purposes by tribal officials of federally and state recognized tribes outside of Oklahoma that do not have a
legally defined reservation or associated trust lands.
Use this map to teach and learn about the
extent and distribution of Indian Lands in relationship to
physical features. Map scale is 1:5,000,000
and measures 31"x44".
Product ID Number 101516
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Early
Indian
Tribes, Culture Areas, and Linguistic Stocks--This map was prepared by William
Sturtevant of the Smithsonian Institution. It
shows the geographic extent of many Indian tribes, their
culture areas, and 18 Indian linguistic stocks, both in the conterminous 48 States
and in Alaska. A short text and reference list are printed on the back.
Use this map to teach and learn about analyzing and comparing Indian Tribal
lands, culture areas, and their languages. This map is from the “National Atlas of the United States of America,” published
by the U.S. Geological Survey. Map scale is 1:7,500,000 and measures 20"x28".
Product ID Number 101013
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USA History
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Lewis and
Clark: A Legacy of Science--This
poster features two maps in parallel view: above is a beautiful reproduction
of "Lewis and Clark's Track Across the Western Portion of North America from
the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean," published by Samuel Lewis in 1814;
below is the same geographic area depicted with current remote sensing technology
in a colorful image of the American landscape. The parallel map construction
illustrates how far cartographic techniques have advanced in 200 years.
Use this map to teach and learn about Lewis and Clark, Native
Americans, the physical geography of the Louisiana Purchase,
comparing map techniques over the past 200 years, and how physical
geography influenced the original route as well as modern
settlement.
Inquiry Ideas: How has
cartography changed in the past 200 years? How much did the
Lewis and Clark survey contribute to our understanding of Western
North America? Why did Lewis and Clark follow the Missouri
River west? What would have been a more direct route to the
Pacific Ocean? Would the more direct route have taken more
time? What physical regions did Lewis and Clark and their
party traverse? What modern day transportation routes follow
these same paths?
Map measures
54"x42". Visit the Teaching
about Lewis and Clark using USGS Resources Website and the Historic Maps Website!
Product ID Number 113605
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Routes
of the Principal Explorers--Routes
of Principal Explorers 1501-1844. This map shows the routes
of the principal explorers in the contiguous 48 States. Follows
the tracks of 16th century explorers such as Ponce de Leon and Sir
Francis Drake, American trailblazer John C. Fremont, and the Lewis
and Clark expedition of 1804 to 1806. Background features include
international and state boundaries and names; state capitals and
major cities; rivers and lakes. Use this map to teach and learn
about the relationship of explorers and the physical geography
that influenced them.
Inquiry ideas: Which
explorers preceded Lewis and Clark? Which explorers followed
Lewis and Clark? What influence did Lewis and Clark have on
exploration of North America? Why did these explorers choose
the routes that they did? What physical hardships, based on
the topography, did they endure? What were the purposes of
their expeditions? Did the purposes of their expeditions
change over the 16th through 19th centuries? What modern day
transportation routes follow these same paths?
Map 8-A. Map scale is 1:8,448,000 and
measures 27"x19".
Product ID Number 101216
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1857
Map of the USA--Map
of the United States of America, The British Provinces, Mexico,
The West Indies and Central America with part of New Grenada and
Venezuela. Published by J.H. Colton and Co., New York, 1857.
Two insets show: A map of the Atlantic Ocean showing the American
and European ports; The Isthmus of Panama. (Reproduction, from The
Library of Congress).
Use this map to teach and learn
about the historical development of the USA and the influence of physical geography
(landforms, rivers, coastlines). What were the largest
cities in 1857? What was important about the USA then that
would influence the Civil War in the decade to follow?
ISBN 0607997419. 36" x
46" in size.
Product ID Number 113632
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An Emerging Nation--A reproduction
of a map that shows the United States as it existed about the time the Constitution
was written. It was produced in 1784 and was the first map of the United States
produced by an American cartographer. The original image was engraved on copper
plates and was printed in four sections; all colors were applied by hand. The
reverse side has a series of 14 maps portraying the Nation’s territorial growth
over the past two centuries, along with corresponding national flags with the
appropriate number of stars for selected years from 1775 to the present.
Use this map to teach and learn about the
original states versus their present-day boundaries, how maps have
changed from 1784 to the present, and the location of the original
13 states.
Inquiry Ideas: How does the
size of the United States today compare to that of 1784?
What state boundaries have changed? What have remained the
same? Compare the areal size of each state to its
population and explore the relationships. What states were
the largest in population in 1784? Today? Where was
most of the population clustered in 1784 and today? Why?
Where did Lewis and Clark live in 1784? What was known about
the land to the west in 1784? Which country(s) claimed the
land to the west of the Mississippi River in 1784? Which
country claimed Florida? What country claimed Canada?
Map scale
is 1:5,000,000 and measures 22"x29". Visit the Emerging
Nation Map Website.
Product ID Number 101415
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Electing The President--This new
National Atlas Presidential Elections map illustrates the evolution of America’s
political parties and it’s election laws and procedures by showing the electoral
votes by political party and State for all of the Presidential elections from
George Washington in 1789 to George W. Bush in 2000. A more detailed map for
the 2000 election shows the winner of the popular vote by county in addition to
the small electoral vote map. Use
this map to teach and learn about how
the nation grew, how patterns of voting differ by region and over
time, how geography is important in elections, how population
influences who wins elections, and how population distribution
affects where candidates spend their time.
Inquiry Ideas: Why did each
state vote the way it did in each election? What regions
voted in a similar way through entire decades of history?
Why? What clues does the 1860 map give that indicate that
the Civil War was near? Who was President when Lewis and Clark
made their expedition? How did the size of the country
change after the Louisiana Purchase? After the Lewis and
Clark expedition? Why? How does the population
distribution of the USA determine who is elected and where the
candidates spend time campaigning? How do you think the
states will vote in upcoming elections? Map measures 41"x29".
Product ID Number
112283
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Public
Land Surveys--This highly detailed
map is great for educators because it depicts the original 13 colonies, as well
as outlining past land purchases, grants and annexes. It also lists all the States
and their cities, the hydrology, remaining public land, national forests, Indian
reservations and national parks and monuments. Use this map to
teach and learn about how the country grew, and the affect of the
Public Land Survey System on the present-day arrangement of roads
and cities.
Inquiry ideas: How did the
United States change from 1783 to the present time? Compare
and contrast how the land was acquired in each case--treaty,
purchase, or war? Which present-day states were formed from
the different land acquisitions? What direction did the land
acquisitions follow? Why? What was the largest single
land acquisition? What was the land acquisition that made
Jefferson commission Lewis and Clark?
Visit
the Public Land Surveys Website. Map scale is 1:3,000,000 and measures
63"x40".
Product ID Number 101208
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Outline
Map of the United States--Map
showing state boundaries with no state names. Use this map
for name recognition quizzes, and to teach and learn about the
size and locations of states. Map measures 40"x27".
Product ID Number 101263
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Outline
Map of the United States--Map
showing state boundaries with state names shown. Use this map to
teach and learn about the size and locations of states. Map measures 40"x27".
Product ID Number 101211
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States and Regions
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Colorado 1894 Map--Looking for an attractive historical map of Colorado? Reproduced by USGS in
cooperation with the Library of Congress, this map was originally published in
1894 by James McConnell School Supplies of Denver, Colorado. This unique birds-eye
view map has incredible detail and is ideal for framing. Features include: relief
shading, counties, cities, towns, roads, rivers, valleys, railroads, and elevations
of some mountain peaks. Use this map to understand the growth of
Colorado from 1894 to the present, to examine the affect of
topography on population settlement, to compare historical versus
modern mapping techniques, to examine how some features' names and spellings
have changed since 1894, and to analyze the number of towns in
mining areas and on the Great Plains that have disappeared. Map scale is 1:500,000 and measures 53"x42". Visit our
Historic Maps Website!
Product ID Number 112161
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Evolution
of the Landscape along the Clear Creek Corridor,
Colorado--Urbanization, Aggregate Mining, and Reclamation--The
landscape along lower Clear Creek between Golden and its
confluence with the South Platte River, has changed and continues
to change due to human activity. It is a microcosm of the
human impact upon many streams and rivers in the Western Plains of
North America. Indeed, the Clear Creek valley landscape has
been transformed by the human impacts of mining, settlement,
agriculture, major water diversions and reservoirs,
transportation, and recreation. There is an increasing
demand for infrastructure resources, such as aggregate, energy,
and water, due to the expanding metropolitan Denver area.
Most of the change has occurred within the last 100 years,
accelerating through time and increasing in scale, with
reclamation of aggregate resource mines now nearly
complete.
Photographs, maps, journals,
interviews, and fieldwork were used to examine aggregate mining,
site history, ecology, and genius loci (sense of place) from
approximately 1900 through 2000 along lower Clear Creek. The
two map sheets reduce a complex three-dimensional visual and text
description. The authors recognize the limitations of such a
methodology but believe it is a starting point for further
discussion and research. The booklet and two map sheets show
various aspects of ecological and historical interest with
black/white and color photographs of the study area. Aerial
photographs help illustrate how sites have changed over the
years. This study of classic land use
conflict may be of use to land planners, industry, and the general
public.
Sheet 1 is 56”x39”, Sheet 2 is
56”x40”, and the booklet is 41 pages long.
Map web site for downloads and more
information: http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i-2760/
Product ID Number 113849
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Historic Trail Map of Denver, Sheet 1--
"Historic Trail Map of the Denver 1 by 2 Degree Quadrangle, Central Colorado," by
Glenn R. Scott, retired USGS geologist, features a smorgasbord of historical
information, including the locations of Indian, early immigrant and cattle trails,
as well as stage routes, stage stops, toll roads, toll gates existing and
abandoned railroads, ghost towns, military camps, mountain passes, ranches,
quarries, mines, archeological sites and vertebrate fossil sites. The area
of the quadrangle encompasses Breckenridge, Colorado Springs, Limon and Brighton. A 53-page text
pamphlet complements the 2-sheet map. Use this map to
understand the affect of Native Americans, mining, agriculture,
and urban growth on the region, and how historical routes
influenced the location of present-day cities and
transportation. Map scale is 1:250,000 and
measures 49"x38". Sold as a set. Visit our
Geology Publications Website!
Product ID Number I-2639
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Historic Trail Map of Denver, Sheet 2--"Historic
Trail Map of the Denver 1 by 2 Degree Quadrangle, Central Colorado,"
by Glenn R. Scott, retired USGS geologist, features a smorgasbord
of historical information, including the locations of Indian, early
immigrant and cattle trails, as well as stage routes, stage stops,
toll roads, toll gates existing and abandoned railroads, ghost towns,
military camps, mountain passes, ranches, quarries, mines, archeological
sites and vertebrate fossil sites. The area of the quadrangle hits
Breckenridge, Colorado Springs, Limon and Brighton. A 53-page text
pamphlet complements the 2-sheet map. Use this map to
understand the affect of Native Americans, mining, agriculture, and
urban growth on the region, and how historical routes influenced the
location of present-day cities and transportation. Map scale is 1:100,000 and
measures 49"x38". Sold as a set. Visit our
Geology Publications Website!
Product ID Number I-2639
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The
Historic Trail Map of the Leadville 1 x 2 Degree Quadrangle--This
is the 11th map in a series of historic maps published by Glen Scott
in collaboration between the Denver Public Library, Western History
and Genealogy Department, and the Colorado Railroad Museum. The map
depicts Indian trails that were accessible only by foot or horseback
which over the years became roads that were used by Conestoga wagons
and stagecoaches, and even hand carts such as those used by the
Mormons during their immigration to Utah. Included with the
Leadville map is a 90-page booklet containing the history of
Leadville, along with references to the pictures and trails used on
the map. The scale of the map is 1:250,000 with 200-foot contour
interval and the measurement of the map is approximately 40 x 56
inches. To view the Historic Trail Map of Denver (Item #28820) and
Trinidad (Item #112612) visit our Geology Publications website at: http//cpg.cr.usgs.gov/pub/i-maps.html.
To view and/or download a version go to: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2004/2820
Product ID Number I-2820, or 116047
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Historic Trail Map of Lamar, Colorado-
--History buffs, recreational hikers and bikers, railroad enthusiasts,
and even people interested in genealogy will find lots of interesting
and useful information in this map. Use this map to teach and learn
about how trails in Southern Colorado were
created, to analyze routes used by Native Americans and pioneers,
and to discover how historic features such as stage and rail lines
were important. Examine photographs dating back to the 1870's.
Map scale is 1:250,000
and measures 44"x31.5".
Product ID Number I-2469
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Historic Trail Map of Greeley, Colorado
--History buffs, recreational hikers and bikers, railroad enthusiasts,
and even people interested in genealogy will find lots of interesting
and useful information in this map. Use this product, with its accompanying
pamphlet, to teach and learn about how how
trails in Northeastern Colorado were created and used, and examine routes used
by Native Americans and pioneers. Historic features such as stage
and rail lines are briefly discussed with photographs dating back
to the 1870's. Map scale is 1:100,000 and measures 30"x28".
Product ID Number I-2326
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Historic Trail Map of Sterling, Colorado, Sheet 1
--History buffs, recreational hikers and bikers, railroad enthusiasts,
and even people interested in genealogy will find lots of interesting
and useful information in this map. Use this map, with its accompanying
pamphlet, to examine how
trails in Northeastern Colorado were used, including routes used
by Native Americans and pioneers. Examine historic features such as stage
and rail lines with photographs dating back
to the 1870's. Map scale is 1:250,000 and measures 29"x24".
Product ID Number I-1894
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Historic Trail Map of Sterling, Colorado, Sheet 2
--History buffs, recreational hikers and bikers, railroad enthusiasts,
and even people interested in genealogy will find lots of interesting
and useful information in this map. Use this map, with its accompanying
pamphlet, to teach and learn about how
trails in Northeastern Colorado were made and used, including routes used
by Native Americans and pioneers. Historic features such as stage
and rail lines are briefly discussed with photographs dating back
to the 1870's. Map scale is 1:250,000 and measures 29"x24".
Product ID Number I-1894
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Historic Trail Map of Limon, Colorado
--History buffs, recreational hikers and bikers, railroad enthusiasts,
and even people interested in genealogy will find lots of interesting
and useful information in this map. Use this map, with its accompanying
pamphlet, to teach and learn about how
trails in Eastern Colorado were made and used, including routes used
by Native Americans and pioneers.
Historic features such as stage and rail lines are briefly discussed
with photographs dating back to the 1870's. Map scale is 1:250,000
and measures 36"x32".
Product ID Number I-2468
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Historic Trail Map of Raton and Springer New Mexico, Sheet 1
--History buffs, recreational hikers and bikers, railroad enthusiasts,
and even people interested in genealogy will find lots of interesting
and useful information in this map. Use this map, with its accompanying
pamphlet, to teach and learn about how
trails in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado were made and
used, including routes used
by Native Americans and pioneers. Historic features such as stage
and rail lines are briefly discussed with photographs dating back
to the 1870's. Map scale is 1:100,000 and measures 38"x27".
Product ID Number I-1641
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Historic Trail Map of Raton and Springer New Mexico, Sheet 2
--History buffs, recreational hikers and bikers, railroad enthusiasts,
and even people interested in genealogy will find lots of interesting
and useful information in this map. Use this map, with its accompanying
pamphlet, to teach and learn about how
trails in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado were made and
used, including routes used
by Native Americans and pioneers. Historic features such as stage
and rail lines are briefly discussed with photographs dating back
to the 1870's. Map scale is 1:100,000 and measures 38"x27".
Product ID Number I-1641
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Historic Trail Map of Trinidad, Colorado
--History buffs, recreational hikers and bikers, railroad enthusiasts,
and even people interested in genealogy will find lots of interesting
and useful information in this map. Use this map, with its accompanying
pamphlet, to teach and learn about how
trails in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado were made and
used, including routes used
by Native Americans and pioneers. Historic features such as stage
and rail lines are briefly discussed with photographs dating back
to the 1870's. Map scale is 1:250,000 and measures 56"x40". Visit our
Geology Publications Website!
Product ID Number I-2745
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